Bernie Ecclestone on Sunday sounded defiant amid reports Korea is not ready to welcome formula one. Yeongam, about a four hour drive from Seoul, is scheduled to host its inaugural grand prix late next month. Karun Chandhok did the first demonstration laps of the track on Saturday in a Red Bull, admitting that the venue [...]
Abu Dhabi has denied reports it is helping Bulgaria join the formula one calendar. It emerged earlier this week that an economic cooperation agreement has been signed between the Bulgarian economy minister and the Emirates Associated Business Group, a state-owned Abu Dhabi company. Bulgarian authorities, as well as local agencies and publications, claimed the agreement [...]
According to the International Sporting Code, F1′s governing body should already have approved or rejected the new South Korea circuit ahead of its inaugural grand prix. Instead, the venue has been given until September 21 to prepare for Charlie Whiting’s final inspection, with a FIA spokesman admitting “a lot of work remains to be completed” [...]
Spa-Francorchamps fell more than 10,000 tickets short of its spectator target for the recent Belgian grand prix. Only 52,500 spectators attended last Sunday’s race, after the organisers had targeted the figure of 65,000 in order to “achieve a balanced financial position”. Crowds well above 100,000 were regularly recorded early last decade. According to the AFP [...]
State oil company Petronas has extended its title sponsorship of the Malaysian grand prix. Media statements said the contract extension is for a further five years. Kuala Lumpur based Petronas also title sponsors the formula one team Mercedes GP. “I am pleased that Petronas has again used formula one to let the world follow their [...]
Rome is still on track to host a round of the world championship in 2012 or 2013, the Italian capital’s mayor revealed on Wednesday. A possible street race in the famous city has been on the cards for some time, but it had been thought that political obstacles had thwarted the plans. But mayor Gianni [...]
Abu Dhabi is set to help Bulgaria join the formula one calendar. According to reports, an economic cooperation agreement was signed this week between the Bulgarian economy minister and the Emirates Associated Business Group, a state-owned Abu Dhabi company. Standart News and Sofia news agency Novinite claim the agreement involves construction of a formula one [...]
Hermann Tilke on Sunday backed reports that Korea will be ready to host its inaugural formula one race in October. Earlier at Spa-Francorchamps, F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone played down the rumours about lagging construction at Yeongam, as photos depicting asphalt finally being laid did the rounds in the paddock. “Korea will be ready,” F1′s [...]
Bernie Ecclestone insists he is confident Korea will be ready to host its inaugural formula one race in October. Envoys from some teams recently visited the Yeongam site, and were dismayed to find that the track asphalt has not yet been laid, while trackside buildings were not even close to being finished. “What concerned me [...]
Red Bull’s 2010 title charge would be easier if F1 dropped a race, but Mark Webber is confident the sport is still headed to Korea. There have been widespread doubts about the readiness of the new Yeongam venue for its inaugural October 24 date; one of the remaining seven rounds this season. Australian Webber is [...]
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